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Child saliva microbiota and caries: a randomized controlled maternal education trial in rural Uganda
(Scientific Reports, 2022-05-12)
Undernutrition is a public health challenge in sub-Saharan countries, including Uganda. In a previous randomized controlled trial (RCT) with a nutrition, hygiene and stimulation education intervention among mothers of 6 ...
An exploration of teachers and trainers use of instruction practices and development of students interpersonal abilities in hospitality training: the Ugandan perspective
(Journal of Vocational Education & Training, 2022-02-07)
Interpersonal abilities as critical competencies are a prevalent subject in hospitality training. However, there remains a need to further study how teachers and trainers apply instruction practices to develop and strengthen ...
Malnutrition and associated risk factors among children 6–59 months old in the landslide-prone Bududa District, Eastern Uganda: a cohort study
(Current Developments in Nutrition : American Society for Nutrition, 2022-01-18)
Background
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 2.2 calls for an end to all forms of malnutrition. This might be derailed due to persistent landslide disasters in low-income countries like Uganda.
Objectives
The ...
The association of urine markers of iodine intake with development and growth among children in rural Uganda: a secondary analysis of a randomised education trial
(Public health nutrition, 2020-07)
Objective:
We examined associations of urine iodide excretion, proxy for iodine intake, with child development and growth.
Design:
This is a secondary analysis of a 1:1 cluster-randomised trial with a 6-month ...
The association between dietary diversity and development among children under 24 months in rural Uganda: analysis of a cluster-randomised maternal education trial
(Public health nutrition, 2021-03)
Objective:
To assess the association between dietary diversity and development
among children under 24 months in rural Uganda and to establish other factors that
could be associated with development among these ...
Longitudinal assessments of child growth: a six-year follow-up of a cluster-randomized maternal education trial
(Elsevier, 2021-08)
Background & aims:
Child growth impairments are rampant in sub-Saharan Africa. To combat this
important health problem, long-term follow-up studies are needed to examine possible benefits and
sustainability of various ...
Cognitive development among children in a low-income setting: Cost-effectiveness analysis of a maternal nutrition education intervention in rural Uganda
(Plos one, 2023-08)
Inadequate nutrition and insufficient stimulation in early childhood can lead to long-term defcits in cognitive and social development. Evidence for policy and decision-making regarding the cost of delivering nutrition ...
Long-term effects on depressive symptoms among Ugandan mothers – Findings from a follow-up of a cluster-randomized education trial in a rural low-resource setting
(Journal of Affective Disorders, 2024-04)
Introduction
Depression is increasingly affecting mothers in poor countries such as Uganda. Various interventions have been implemented to tackle this problem, but their sustainability is under-researched. Here we present ...
Social capital and sustainable growth of full-service restaurants in the global south: testing the mediating role of dynamic capabilities
(Journal of Work-Applied Management, 2023-05)
Purpose – The purpose of this study is to establish whether dynamic capabilities mediates the association
between social capital and sustainable growth of full-service restaurants in Kampala, Uganda.
Design/methodology/approach ...
Socio-demographic predictors of obesity among women in Mukono Central Division in Central Uganda: a cross-sectional study
(BMC Women's Health, 2023)
Abstract
Background
There is a steadily increasing trend in obesity globally and in Sub-Saharan Africa that disproportionately
affects women in most places. This is not different in Uganda, where the Uganda Demographic ...